Riverside
Police Department
Press Release

For Immediate Release

Date

September 20, 2002

Contact

Sergeant Mike Cook

Phone

(909) 320-8007

Fax

(909) 320-8043

Suicide

Riverside, Ca- On Friday September 20, 2002 at about 12:40
hours, officers from the Riverside Police Department responded to La Sierra High
School at 4145 La Sierra Ave. Upon their arrival, they found a 17 year-old male
subject deceased from an apparent self inflicted gun shot wound. The deceased
was a student at the school and was found on the football field of the campus.
Arraignments have been made for counselors to be available to students. The
name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of the family
and will be released by the coronerís office. Anyone with additional
information is encouraged to contact Officer Christian Dinco at (909) 320-8036.